Assisted Living Emergency Relocation Notice Template Revised

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Bobbie Guidry

We have revised the Assisted Living Emergency Relocation Notice template to include additional information on appeals and to clarify who needs to receive the notice.

Provision of the Emergency Relocation Notice continues to be one of the Minnesota Department of Health's top concerns regarding provider compliance with regulations.

The definition of emergency relocation for assisted living facilities is found in 144G.52. The statute allows that a facility "may remove a resident from the facility in an emergency if necessary due to a resident's urgent medical needs or an imminent risk the resident poses to the health or safety of another facility resident or facility staff member."

This includes, but is not limited to, if a facility contacts an ambulance to transport a resident due to urgent medical needs and the person does not return within the day. For example, if a resident has had a fall and requires stitches or another procedure that may take several hours but they are returning directly to the facility, then a notice is not required. However, if kept for observation, hospitalized, or transferred to a care setting, it is considered an emergency relocation, and the notice requirement is triggered.

If you use the template we developed for these notices, we encourage you to utilize this revised version.